- Attribution is unclear: vendor materials do not specify whether bookings resulted solely from automated messaging, whether offers or timing changed, or other contributory factors.
- No baselines provided: vendor anecdotes do not include before/after conversion rates, meeting rates, cost per meeting, or lead-to-close metrics.
- No independent validation: these are vendor-published anecdotes.
What procurement teams should request to validate claims:
- A pilot with defined KPIs: time-to-first-response, meeting-book rate, show rate, conversion to opportunity, and close rate.
- An A/B testing approach: Fuel AI versus existing workflows, or staged rollouts by lead source.